The musical Genius of India, A. R Rahman is one versatile composer who gave music a new meaning. The maestro gave us some of the best songs in season 3 of MTV Coke studio which includes Zariya, Naan Yen and Jagao Mere Des Ko. Giving a whole new meaning to the music, he spilled his magic by featuring a Jordanian singer Farah Siraj along with Nepalese Buddhist Nun Ani Choying. With the Nepalese Buddhist hymn forming the base of the song, a traditional Jordanian melody, and composition written by A.R.Rahman, what else could a listener ask for?

Shankar Ehsaan Loy, a perfect combination of music composers. Each and every song composed showcases amazing chemistry between the trio, Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa. In Season 2, they brought a new form of music which includes the Sufi music fuse with western pop, traditional Assamese with Sufi music and two immortal Bollywood tunes.

Ram Sampath is known for coming up with one of the most interesting collaborations on Coke Studio during the third season. He brought a unique combination of two completely different worlds, one was Bhanvari Devi's traditional Rajasthani vocals and another is Hard Kaur's stunning rap. This song beacame a huge hit among the youngsters, as the end product was something never heard before. Also he gave some soulful songs like Piya Se Naina and Dum Dum Andar, sung by his wife Sona Mohapatra. His other songs for this season were Sundari Komola, Paiyada and Aigiri Nandini.

The music composer duo Salim-Sulaiman gave us some of the most elegant and melodic compositions with a spiritual edge to it. In season 3, they came up with some of their best compositions like Bismillah, Rudire Rangeele, Namaste, Kare Mann Bhajan, Sati and Cheene Re Mora Chain. Their song Sati soon became a chartbuster with an an interesting collaboration on percussion with Taufiq Qureshi and highly emotive vocals of Vijay Prakash.

Amit Trivedi has made the episode unforgettable! He is one director who made his mark within a short span of time in the industry. All his songs have deep Indian roots with a dash of fusion. His compositions during season 3 like Rabba, Sheher, Khari Khari, Naariyan and Kyun Na became instant hits.

From composing music for advertising jingles to a full fledged music composer, Shantanu Moitra has come a long way. A purveyor of folk music, the composer has brought together some of the brilliant singers like Usha Uthap, Bonnie Chakravarty, Swanand Kirkire, Pranav Biswas, Kaushiki Chakrabarty and Mizo vocalist Mami Verte together to give him a hit album.

Most versatile and most sought after composer and producer Nitin Sawhney takes us to a melodious journey with his compositions like Nadia, Sunset, Vachan, Longing, Saahil Tak and Tere Khayal. This british composer is known for his work which is a perfect combination of Asian and other worldwide influences with elements of jazz and electronica.

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The musical Genius of India, A. R Rahman is one versatile composer who gave music a new meaning. The maestro gave us some of the best songs in season 3 of MTV Coke studio which includes Zariya, Naan Yen and Jagao Mere Des Ko. Giving a whole new meaning to the music, he spilled his magic by featuring a Jordanian singer Farah Siraj along with Nepalese Buddhist Nun Ani Choying. With the Nepalese Buddhist hymn forming the base of the song, a traditional Jordanian melody, and composition written by A.R.Rahman, what else could a listener ask for?